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The Ultimate Latin Holiday Cocktail Guide

We've lined up and tried (Seriously, it was exhausting) the best Latin cocktail recipes to get creative with this holiday season. Whether you're a novice bartender or a master mixologist, these cocktails will surely please and definitely impress at any festive party! Check out all 27 and pick your favorites to make for your guests (Or try them all - just don't hold us accountable.).

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Spicy Posada

Spicy Posada

This drink was created exclusively by mixologistLuis Villegas for Latina and we could not wait to share it with you (Just look at it!). It pairs excellently with Mexico-Style Mole Tamales.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Big Apple Cider

Nothing reminds us more of the holidays than cider. Not in the mood to make your own cocktail? You can head to NYC hotspot, Hudson Lodge, to try this delicious holiday drink.

Ingredients:

4 oz apple cider

1 oz Plymouth Sloe Gin

1/2 cup white sugar

5 allspice berries

5 cloves

1 stick cinnamon.

Instructions:

Prepare Apple: Cut top off apple and take out core. Combine all ingredients into a pot over medium heat. When sugar has dissolved, strain. Pour ingredients into hollowed apple. Garnish with sprig of mint.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Salt Wife

Salt Wife

This great cocktail comes from Kahlua'sbrilliant mixologists! If you’re looking for a minty drink for the holidays, this is the one to choose. You’ll love the hint of orange featured here mixed with tequila to kick up the sabor.

Ingredients:

1.5 parts Olmeca Altos Reposado Tequila

.75 part Cynar

.5 part Kahlua

Pinch of Sea Salt

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir. Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass and garnish with an orange zest and a mint sprig.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Black Grape Margaritas

Black Grape Margaritas

If you're not using Grapes From California for your margaritas, you don't know what you've been missing! Try this more nutrient-enriched verision of the classic beachside beverage, because who ever said margaritas were just for summer?

Grate fresh nutmeg into 2 tbs. white Bacardi Rum and set aside. Beat eggs and yolks until light and frothy. Add condensed milk, an equal amount of Bacardi rum (about 1 ½ cups) and evaporated milk and whisk until combined. Strain rum and nutmeg mixture into egg and milk mixture to ensure nutmeg grains do not find their way into finished product. Add vanilla.

Pour mixture into the top of a double boiler and cook over gently boiling water, stirring constantly, until the liquid thickens (about 15 minutes). Set aside to cool. Funnel into a decorative bottle and refrigerate indefinitely.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Coco Walker

This delicious recipe featuring Johnnie Walker Black Label was created by award winning mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana, who has been named UK bartender of the year twice!

Ingredients:

11/2 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label

1 sliced strawberry

2 dashes orange bitters

4 cups coconut water

3 oz simple syrup

Equipment:

Soda Siphon

Co2 Cartridge

Directions:

Combine coconut water and simple syrup in a soda siphon and charge twice. Build Johnnie Walker Black Label, strawberries and orange bitters over cubed ice in a high ball glass. Top with coconut soda and stir briefly, allowing the layers in the Scotch whisky to unfold over time, showing off the complexity of the blend.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Frosty The Blue Mojito

Mama Walker'sis bringing breakfast flavors to the cocktail hour with this yummy concoction!

Ingredients:

2 parts Mama Walkers Blueberry Pancake

6-8 blueberries

10 mint leaves

1 part simple syrup

1/2 cut of lime cut into wedges

Directions:

Muddle mint, blueberries, lime, and simple syrup in a shaker. Add Mama Walker’s Blueberry Pancake with ice and shake. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice. Top with club soda, garnish with blueberries on skewer.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Midnight Kiss Apple Punch

Have you tried one of Spakling ICE's tasty flavors yet? With zero-calories, this makes the perfect guilt-free punch for all your holiday parties!

Ingredients

3 bottles of Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE

1 bottle dry white wine

1 cup apple brandy

2 apples, sliced

1 orange, sliced

1 pear, sliced

Directions

In a large pitcher combine sliced fruit with brandy and wine. Let this sit in the refrigerator for approximately 3 hours. Right before serving, top with Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE. Stir gently to combine the ingredients.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Guatemalan Spice

Guatemalan Spice

This drink was created by the fabulous Venezuelan Mixologist Leo Robitscheck. He uses seasonal spirits to develop an appreciation for well-crafted cocktails. If you're looking for someone who knows their stuff, he's mixing excellence at both Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad.

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Holiday Latin Cocktails - Cinn-Ful Cocktail

Cinn-Ful Cocktail from Asellina

If you're throwing a luxurious party this holiday season, CÎROC®is all you'll need in your freezer! This recipe from NYC restaurant Asellina is a smooth blend of coconut, cream, and pineapple with just a hint of cinnamon to make your tastebuds water.

Ingredients:

2 oz Ciroc Coconut

1 oz Heavy Cream

¾ oz Fresh Pineapple Juice

½ oz Simple Syrup

1 teaspoon of Cinnamon Powder

Directions:

Shak & serve over fresh ice in a rocks glass with sprinkled cinnamon on top.